dis´tich|ous|ly — dis|tich|ous «DIHS tih kuhs», adjective. Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis: »distichous leaves. ╂[< Latin distichus in two ranks (with English ous) < Greek dístichos < di two + stíchos line]… … Useful english dictionary
dis|tich|ous — «DIHS tih kuhs», adjective. Botany. arranged alternately in two vertical rows on opposite sides of an axis: »distichous leaves. ╂[< Latin distichus in two ranks (with English ous) < Greek dístichos < di two + stíchos line]… … Useful english dictionary
tich — an·tich·thon; dis·tich; dis·tich·lis; te·les·tich; tris·tich; mas·tich; trip·tich; … English syllables
distich — dis·tich … English syllables
distichia — dis·tich·ia (dis tikґe ə) distichiasis … Medical dictionary
distich — dis•tich [[t]ˈdɪs tɪk[/t]] n. 1) pro a unit of two lines of verse, usu. a self contained statement; couplet 2) pro a rhyming couplet • Etymology: 1545–55; < L distichon; see di , stichous dis′ti•chal, adj … From formal English to slang
distich — dis|tich* <über lat. distichus aus gr. dístichos »zwei Reihen habend, zweizeilig«> in zwei einander gegenüberstehenden Reihen angeordnet (von Blättern, z. B. bei den Farnen; Bot.); vgl. ↑...isch/ … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
distichlis — dis·tich·lis … English syllables
Distich — Dis tich, Distichous Dis tich*ous, a. [Gr. ?. See {Distich}, n.] Disposed in two vertical rows; two ranked. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Distichous — Distich Dis tich, Distichous Dis tich*ous, a. [Gr. ?. See {Distich}, n.] Disposed in two vertical rows; two ranked. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English